LJ85 ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN

Hospice/Infusion

Caring for others isn’t just a job- it’s a calling

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About LJ85

LJ85 has 16 years experience as a ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN and specializes in Hospice/Infusion.


I have been in healthcare for over 13 years. I love what I do and I am thankful for the people I meet in the environments I work in. I am always striving to learn more and improve my practice. 

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    Unique Nursing Career

    I’m considering this position but I’m looking to learn more about it and what the biggest challenges are. I have experience in ER, Homecare and hospice. I like challenging positions and have done jobs with on call responsibilities most of my career s...
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    IVIG titration rates

    So I work for two home infusion companies and they both have different policies on how to titrate IVIG. Company A says they titrate IVIG as follows: 15ml @ 30ml/h x 30 min, 30ml @ 60ml/h x 30 min, 45ml @ 90ml/h x 30 min and the remainder at 100-120/...
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    Nurse Entrepreneur Roll Call!

    Anything is probably better than hospital pay lol
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    Nurse Entrepreneur Roll Call!

    That sounds awesome! I love holistic and functional medicine! I hope the trend in people starting to lean more toward healthcare and not "sick care" continues.
  5. Hi guys, So I started my own health care service firm, licensed to provide medical and non-medical care to patients at home. I oversee certified home health aides and companions. I try to follow every rule and reg (and there are a lot of them) but th...
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    Shouldn't everything that happens with the patient be in the chart? If it's something that needs to be communicated to help you care for the patient it should be in the chart as well.
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    Sounds like us ER nurses are in the minority here (we're used to it) but the issue comes in because we are ALL short on time. I get it and I do try to understand, but what is the point of sending an SBAR And taking the time to include every detail if...
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    RN training pay at 10$/hr??

    I can guess which organization this is...it's seriously an insult to offer that to an RN...:***:
  9. I'm an ER nurse for now. I may decide to test the waters in other specialties but I started in ER and tried to branch out leading me to start looking for another ER job soon after. I am always looking for change, if something becomes routine I start ...
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    Home Health Agency Marketing

    As an LPN staff nurse at the time, it wasn't my first priority to find out how the clients were referred. I hadn't been thinking about starting my own agency then and I was just graduating RN school at the time the idea was conceived. Trust me, I did...
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    Children's specialized hospital in Mountainside

    Do you still work there?
  12. Hello Everyone! I am looking to my fellow nurse entrapenures for advice in this department. I applied for a NJ license for a health service firm aka home health agency able to provide non-medical and skilled nursing services in the state of NJ. We ar...
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    Overflow in the er

    First off, in my ER I had very little training in holding pts..I would suggest learning floor nursing for a few days at least to get the hand of the flow and the other software...Second, the patients absolutely get neglected. The orders have to be sc...
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    How do I deal with the emotions?

    I am a new RN (6 months). I worked as an LPN in home health with pediatrics and adults for 7 years before I went back for RN. My first RN job was in the ER that I currently work in. I struggle every time a code happens with my emotions. I dont care i...
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    ::vent::

    Thanks for the feedback...I guess I tend to be too hard on myself sometimes but I feel its for good reason. I take my job very seriously. If I dont know an answer to a question, I look it up. And you can bet I will never make an error with epi. Ive m...